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masculine
Masculine this word

Ends on a stressed syllable — a one-syllable rhyme, or a multisyllable word whose primary stress lands last. The rhyme hits the final beat, the way most rhymes in songs do.

Examples

love · dove · today · believe · forgot

Feminine

Ends with an unstressed syllable trailing the stressed one — always at least two syllables. The rhyme lands a beat earlier and trails off softly.

Examples

river · mother · follow · breaking · mountain

Masculine and feminine endings rarely sing together (the rhyme lands on a different beat), so they're kept apart here.

 vowel AA coda R·Z
48
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels (if any) are identical.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

cat / hat — same AE vowel, same T ending

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
stars5cars4mars6scars3jars3ares1chars1pars1czars2gars1
2 syllables
guitars1cigars2boxcars1bazaarsbazarsearthstarsfeldspars
3 syllables
abattoirs1alcazarsavatarscaviars1minicars
33
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels come from the same phonetic family (e.g. T↔D, P↔B, M↔N).
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

cat / pad — AE vowel; T and D are both stops

Family chart
PlosivesFricativesNasals
VoicedbdgvTHzzhjmnng
Unvoicedptkfthsshch

Each column is a family pair — same place + manner, only the voicing differs.

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
charge9large1sargestarve2margebargecarvearse2farce3parsesparsemarch7harsh1arch5scarfmarshhearth1barf1
2 syllables
dischargeenlargerechargesurchargecornstarchdemarcheHogarth
3 syllables
counterchargeoverchargesupercharge
24
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels are identical, with one extra consonant on one side.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

love / loved — extra D on one side

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
charged1starved1arched5barfed1barfs1bargedbarthescarvedcarvesfarcedhearths1marched7parchedparsed1
2 syllables
dischargedenlargedrechargedsurcharged
3 syllables
overcharged1supercharged
421
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels are identical, but one side stops one consonant earlier.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

cried / cry — one side missing the final D

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
are1off116ah46car3was43ya34far79star74bar54cause23law24cross20saw15nah11watch15ahh10boss9loss12draw6wash3raw10sauce5jar17goshcoslaws4joshRoss1scar8blah1cloth6cough8toss3claus5moi6scotch2posbra1pause8pas4lasstraw2hah2raj1jaw3paw3lodge1wah2Shawbah2dodge4moss3thaw2yah1claw3claws3jaws4mar1awe2czar2par3paws2cha1bois1flaw2flaws1gauze1haw1moth1tar2trois2bosh1chaw1Dawes1dazs1floss1gar1har1hoss1Koch1maw1mosh1naw1noth1
2 syllables
guitar34because21across4applause6grandma1garage4grandpaaha5massage1radarcigar4withdraw1soniaafar7ha-habizarre2mirage5hurrah3lamar3outlaw2amar2barrage1dada1jaguar2rockstar1ajar1Babar1chainsaw1collage1crowbar1foresaw1grandmas1grandpas1guffaw1lumbar1nascar1outlaws1panache1revoir1seesaws1takeoff1vandross1victoire1whitewash1AccraAdaralarAlsaceArtoisbacksawbacksawsbackwashBanglabazaarbazarbedstrawbedstrawsblastoffbourgeoisboxcarbrainwashbylawbylawscha-chas
3 syllables
son-in-lawArkansas4Omaha1reservoir2superstar4morningstar3escobar2Molotov2motorcar1abattoir1albatross1applesauce1butterscotch1camouflage1carrera1caviar1Panama1Saginaw1alcazarApiaarbitrageavatarbaccaratbaccaratsBogotabrouhahabrouhahascarreras1ChickasawchickasawsChihuahuaChippewacinnabarcommissarDerridaentouragefermatafermatasfuselageha-ha-hahandlebarHelioskorunakorunas
4 syllables
brother-in-lawsister-in-lawBaryshnikovdaughter-in-lawfather-in-lawKalashnikovmother-in-lawUlaanbaatar
2223
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are the same.
  2. The consonants after the vowel are not phonetically related.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

love / dot — both AH, but V and T have nothing in common

Assonance rhymes always have consonants after the vowels, but the consonants cannot be phonetically related.

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
on293all1heart1gone224long170wrong171song167fall155dark107wall128god69hard81arms61want39call83lost74not69strong64stop59got54dawn61start63talk49lot57songs43part40thought25small43park41hearts39dog31hall36top28arm31rock30walls1job28ball32shot30hot23walk24block28spot27drop22tall31art26cost24yard23box18clock22harm24calls21mom12caught18cops15thoughts14fault11cards15falls20mark13smart14pop15shop10called10dogs9starts13farm16wants8bought10bomb9Paul7soft15guard10gods13rocks15stopped7card8lawn24john4shock11
2 syllables
apart95along74belong22upon8forgot14involved1recall16alarm8sweetheart3beyond5football2belongs2gunshot1response3baseball1respond3assaultrobotbelonged2gunshots3moronabroad2sidewalk3Iraq2so-calledlaptop1backyard2Bernardregards2graveyard4regard1depart6involvepostcard4resolve3dissolve3robots1Milananton1alarms2anon2bedrock1birdsong3courtyard3downfall2exhaust3rainfall3remark3remarks2rooftops1sidewalks1unlocked1hogan1alarmed2aloft2applaud1atoll1avant2blacktop2bygones1
3 syllables
restaurant5alcohol5Vietnam3basketball1boulevard9protocolBabylon6dialogue1cannonball4waterfall4waterfalls4bodyguard2restaurants2astronaut3Montreal4meadowlark3overalls2Pentecost2afterthought1analog2apricot2astronauts2avalon1barbershop1catalogue1confidant1debutante2debutantes2disembark2disregard2echelon1holocaust1juggernaut1mountaintop2nonchalant2afterthoughts1amazon1autobahn1Bonaparte1Camelot1
4 syllables
Agamemnon1neanderthal1automatonautomatonsAzerbaijanbrachiopodbrachiopodscephalopodcephalopodscholesterolcholesterolselectroshockelectroshocksemoticonemoticonsheterodoxIditarodneanderthals1phenomenon
5 syllables
middle-of-the-road
1882
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are different.
  2. The sounds after the vowels are identical.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

love / live — both end in V; AH versus IH

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
eyes406is104days124years84shoes83trees79knees87please60tears30lies76goes61lose56knows53blues73yours3ways51news42says22rise43does20nose37boys13ears29choose36breeze45skies51stairs28keys24doors18rose26his15shows21noise15these7size16those6dies22flies25guys5fears25cares14plays12has3blows14as1sighs6ease18cries16toes20wise12cheese7freeze11sees7whose2cheers2grows14raise1prize6chose4wars8tries7praise9stays4jews4hers5clears67prayers6buzz4phase8toys7pays4chairs9jazz3squeeze4bees14bears4booze4ties6beers6liz
2 syllables
surprise32disease26always8shadows10suppose7disguise26upstairs1degrees6appears4refuse6photos2chinese1downstairs2affairs3louise2supplies2sunrise11proposeadvisenightmares2eurosallows1goodbyes5expose1highways2sideways4despise5arise5tattoos4rupeesaccuseablaze4hallways2outdoors3rainbows1reviews4trapeze3aways3displays3elbows3malaise3sundays1arose2arouse1axes1capsize1confuse1cowboys1demise1doorways1emcees1flores1freeways1logos1striptease2tiptoes1weekdays2willows2whereasagrees1
3 syllables
realize10recognize5otherwise1japanese2exercise1realise1holidays4companies10anyways4nowadays2compromise6recogniseHercules1enterprise2overseas7disappears6butterflies5dominoes1criticize5interviews1fireflies3lullabies3millionaires2alibis3chandeliers1memorize3souvenirs1studios2alcatraz2alleyways1amateurs2barbecues1chevrolets2colonize2decompose2fantasize2liberties1musketeers2radios1socialize1
4 syllables
apologize5apologies2apologiseabilities1identities2desensitize1mythologies1acidifiesactualizeactuariesacyclovirsadagiosadversitiesagronomiesalphabetizealuminize
5 syllables
materialize2actualities1aficionadoesamericanize
6 syllables
7 syllables
7
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels (if any) are identical.
  3. The syllables begin the same — repetition, not a rhyme.
How it feels

Off the rhyme scale — identity is repetition, not resolution. Shown so you can spot it, not reach for it.

Example

fuse / confuse — both stressed syllables are 'fuse'

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
2 syllables
crowbars1disbarssandbarssidebars
3 syllables
cinnabarshandlebarsmillibars

“bars” at line end — from real songs

Drink up, baby, look at the starsI'll kiss you again between the bars
— Elliott Smith, “Between the Bars” · rhymes bars / stars
There's fifty or sixty people just sitting on their carsAnd the old men left their dominos and come down from the bars
— Guy Clark, “Texas - 1947” · rhymes bars / cars
To kiss in cars and downtown barsYou drew stars around my scars
— Taylor Swift, “cardigan” · rhymes bars / scars

How to read the 4630 results

Tiers follow Pat Pattison's stability scale — pick the resolution your line needs, not just the closest sound. Bold words are common in lyrics; a struck-through word with a cliché flag is an overworked pair; a vermilion dot counts how often the pair appears at line end in our corpus of real songs.

Perfect rhyme 48
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 33
The consonants after the vowel are swapped for phonetic siblings — T↔D, M↔N, S↔Z. Nearly as stable as perfect rhyme, with far more word choices.
Additive 24
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Subtractive 421
Same vowel, but one word stops a consonant early. A slightly clipped, softer resolution than perfect rhyme.
Assonance 2222
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Consonance 1882
The vowels differ but the ending consonants match. The faintest echo of all — texture rather than closure.
Identity 7
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.